Reblogging Projectors! Projectors! Everywhere! BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) NYC

[Marlon Barrios Solano]

http://rhizome.org/editorial/article-2.0.php?article=3869

Last Friday, I popped by Spencer Brownstone Gallery for B.Y.O.B. or Bring Your Own Beamer, a one-night-only exhibition organized by artist Rafaël Rozendaal. Artists were invited to bring their own projector (or "beamer" in European parlance) and project whatever they wish - videos, animated
gifs, live streams, etc. Despite some problems with electricity and
short-circuiting at the space - apparently 30+ projectors and laptops
all running simultaneously tested the gallery's supply - the show was a
hit and very fun. My favorite work was the live lobsters in a fish tank
in the back room by Hayley Silverman and Charles Broskoski.
A clip lamp "projected" the tank onto the wall behind it, so it was a
creative interpretation of the show's theme. I think they even named
them too - Tootsie? Wootsie? I can't remember. Anyway, here are some
shots from last Friday. If you live in Los Angeles, lucky you, they'll
be organizing another BYOB this coming week on November 19th at USC
Gayle and Ed Roski MFA Gallery, info here.